Tom Cruise has done countless stunts as Ethan Hunt in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise, but here are the 16 that stand out most

Shooting on an Arctic set and in South Africa proved challenging for different reasons on the wildlife spectrum.

The new film picks up where Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One ended, with Ethan, Grace ( Hayley Atwell ), and the rest of the team pursuing Gabriel (Esai Morales), an assassin working for the Entity artificial intelligence.

Now that the final reckoning has been dealt with, let's look at all of the bad guys who make Ethan Hunt's missions so impossible.

The mega Memorial Day weekend at the box office is off to a great start with 'Lilo & Stitch' eyeing a Disney preview best for holiday at $14M and 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning' Looking at $8M Franchise record.

They were like, ‘Oh, you can sit down and we’ll have a stunt double do it,’ and I was like, ‘No, I’ve worked too hard, let me do it!’” the actor revealed.

While Saxon only appears briefly in the original movie, Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie brought the actor and his character back for The Final Reckoning in a pivotal rol

Actor and comedian Simon Pegg credits his work on the “Mission: Impossible” film franchise with saving his life by helping him get sober. When Pegg landed the role as agent Benji Dunn in “Mission: Impossible III,” he recalled feeling “deeply unhappy” and unable to enjoy the experience, he told Variety.